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Title: Underwriting Officer – Mombasa Branch
Job Summary:
The duty station of the incumbent shall be in Mombasa and reporting to the Branch Manager Mombasa branch.
The incumbent shall provide technical support and enhance Super Service Delivery by effecting insurance covers and producing quality, timely, relevant and accurate insurance documents to all our internal and external customers.
- Underwriting and Issuance of new policy documents
- Issuance of appropriate interim cover documents namely cover notes; certificates of motor insurance, CSU instructions and marine Cover/certificates notes
- Ensuring accuracy and correctness of policy documents including application of appropriate rates, insertion of relevant clauses, update of suitable terms & conditions and scrutiny of brokers’ slips and proposal forms
- Processing, preparation and dispatch of monthly pre renewals listing two months in advance and subsequent follow up of renewal of policies with service providers & direct Clients
- Processing renewals on confirmation of cover and sending out to clients renewal confirmations/Lien or Mortgage confirmations to the bank
- Attending to customers: personal visit, brokers visit, email, letters, phone, and handling technical enquiries from brokers and direct clients.
- Processing of endorsements additional/refund and timely dispatch
- Ensuring that business acceptances and computations are in line with our reinsurance treaty arrangements and preparing appropriate supporting reinsurance documents
- Computing competitive quotations in line with our underwriting philosophy and discussing them with clients
- Preparation and submission of regular performance reports as required including daily update of Personal Work Management Tool
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to make decisions and solve problems
- Knowledge of the financial sector and of insurance products and services
- Working knowledge of reinsurance
- Ability to work independently without supervision
- Excellent Computer skills
- Good communication Skills
- Credentials and Experience
- Business related Graduate
- Diploma in ACII or its equivalent.
- 4 years in a busy underwriting department
If you meet the above minimum requirements, send your c.v to henry@gakenya.com indicate the position applied for on the email subject line so as to be received on or before 1st November, 2013. Only short listed candidate shall be contacted.
